Holy Spirit E-News - Feb 18 2010

Church of the Holy Spirit=20 = E-News

In this=20 issue...Faith = Formation for=20 Children Schedule LifeTeen=20 Edge=20 Faith = Formation for=20 Adults - Psalms The=20 Pillars of Vatican II = Share the Word = Bible=20 Study Black and = Indian=20 Missions Men's Day of=20 Reflection... JEWISH FOOD=20 FESTIVAL Freethrow=20 Competition St.=20 Paula's Pals Men's = Retreat=20 Highest = Call=20 Lenten Morning = of=20 Recollection Lenten = Pilgrimage -=20 B'Ham Dance/Fund=20 Raiser... Mystery Dinner = Theater... Feast of = Divine=20 Mercy HOLY SPIRIT=20 OPEN New=20 in the Library Pro-Life=20 Rosary Forty Days for = Life... Pro-Life=20 Ribbions Sunday = Bulletin=20 Deadline... Know Your=20 Faith Adult=20 Singles... Pastors = Corner..40 DAYS=20 of LENT:...40 DAYS of PRAYER FOR LIFE = Liturgical = Ministers=20 Schedule=20 =

February=20 = 18, 2010

Peace be=20 with you Kevin!=20

WELCOME

Visitors and=20 Newcomers

Welcome to Church=20 of the Holy Spirit. New parishioners are=20 encouraged to join by completing a family = registration=20 form located in our welcome center in the = vestibule of=20 the church or on our web-site at the address = below, and=20 returning it to the parish, through the = collection=20 basket or to the Church Office.

Click here for Welcome = Message
Parish = Web-Site

Weekly Bulletins

E-News = Archives

Friday, February 19,=20 6:30pm

Stations of the = Cross
Youth=20 Group, "Living Stations"

Meager = Meals=20 Following Stations
Provided by our Youth=20 = Ministry
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Friday, February 26,=20 6:30pm

Stations of the Cross
Fr. = McKenna

Meager Meals Following=20 Stations
Provided by our Pastoral Council, = Finance=20 Council, Men's=20 = Club

Mass = /Reconciliation=20 Times

Mass on=20 Saturday (Vigil)

- 5:30pm

Masses on = Sunday

- 8:00am

- 11:00am

- 5:30pm - Life Teen

Mass on=20 Weekdays:
Mon, Tues, = Thurs,=20 Fri

- 8:10am

Weds

- 6:30pm

First = Friday=20 Mass

- 9:00pm with

all night Adoration to follow

First = Saturday=20 Mass

- 9:00am
Rosary and Confessions = follow Mass=20 at about 9:30, concurrently.

Spanish=20 Mass
Last Monday of each = month @=20 6:30pm

Korean=20 Mass
- First Saturday of each = month=20 at 7:30pm.

- Third Sunday of each month at 3:00pm = with a=20 social to follow in the parish = hall.

Reconciliation=20

- Sat: 4:30 - 5:15 pm,
- Weds: 6:10 - = 6:25 pm=20
- and by appointment

(277-5631)

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Faith Formation for Children=20 Schedule

Sunday, February 21   Faith = Formation=20 Class    MCPS 9:25 to 10:35=20 = AM
           &= nbsp;           &n= bsp;         First=20 Communion Parent=20 = Class        =20 = "            =   =20 "

Sunday, February=20 28   Faith Formation=20 Class   MCPS 9:25 to 10:35=20 = AM
           &= nbsp;           &n= bsp;        =20 Confirmation Class (Q&A w/Fr. = Troncale) =20 =
           &nb= sp;           &nbs= p;            = ;            =             &= nbsp;           &n= bsp; =20 3:30 to 5:00 PM PH

Sunday, March=20 7        = Faith=20 Formation Class     MCPS = 9:25 to=20 10:35=20 = AM
           &= nbsp;           &n= bsp;        =20 First Communion Parent=20 Class     =20 = "            =    =20 "

Lent = Begins

Please=20 make plans to attend Stations of the = Cross Services=20 on Friday Evenings at 6:30 PM, followed by = Meager=20 Meals.

Faith Formation Sponsors Meager = Meals=20 March=20 = 5th....
=20 Parents of children enrolled in Sunday classes = are asked=20 to attend Stations of the Cross and = volunteer=20 to:
1. Bring a crockpot of meatless soup = and=20 bread
2. Help with set-up and=20 clean-up
3. Help provide drinks (iced = tea (sweet=20 & unsweet), soda, and juice)
Sign-Up in = the=20 Gallery or call Evelyn Moreira 277-1989.=20

LifeTeen=20

All 9th through = 12th=20 Graders=20

Feb 19 - Friday - Stations of the=20 Cross

Feb 21 - LifeNight

Feb 28 - LifeNight=20

Wednesdays of Lent - Meet for Mass at=20 6:30pm

The High=20 School Youth Group (Lifeteen)
will be acting = out the=20 Living Stations of the Cross
on Feb. 19th = at=20 6:30 P.M. in the church.
All are = invited to=20 join us.=20

2=20 Great Retreat Opportunities=20

N.E.T Retreat = Mar 5-7 at=20 Children's Harbor, Lake Martin
SEARCH Retreat = Mar=20 26-28 at Children's Harbor, Lake = Martin
=

YouthMinister:=20 Denise Katz - 277-3743

youthminister@holy-spirit-church.com=

EDGE =

All 7th and 8th = Graders=20

- Snow Tubing - Date: Sat. Feb.=20 27th=20

- EDGE Night - = March 3rd -=20 Parish Hall - 6:30-8:00pm=20

- Register NOW for EDGE=20 = Camp

Faith Formation for=20 Adults
Call Kevin = Ryan now if=20 you wish to join one of these = classes!

Little Rock Scripture Study=20
"Psalms=20 I"
Learn to make the psalms = of=20 descriptive praise, trust,
and wisdom your = own=20 prayer.

7 Weekly Sessions = on:
Tues=20 Evenings
Parish Conference = Room @=20 6:30pm
or
Sunday=20 Mornings starting Feb 28 = at
1. MCPS=20 at 9:25am during
Faith Formation for = Children=20 classes
or
2. Parish Library at=20 9:15am

Please call Kevin Ryan at = 277-3428=20 for more information
or go to the Parish = web-site: http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=3D1103059272844&s=3D-1&a= mp;e=3D001bund3s7icuIU_YhhvpHEWmxqk3mCrm5WLVJdKx1ogbIYU2CxsP_2IDO_POvDHkV= vgqO0_5inrJr70bo8bJWxSPC7tt87wibQZNCx1sDWCf-bP2I0zgBRoQ=3D=3D

The = Pillars of=20 Vatican = II
Adult Faith=20 Formation

Have you ever wondered "what was Vatican II all=20 about?" then this class is for=20 you. We will look at the call of the = Council by=20 Blessed Pope John XXIII, the four = main documents of=20 Vatican II, Sacrosanctum Concilium=20 (the Liturgy), Lumen Gentium = (the=20 Church), Dei Verbum (the Bible) and = Gaudium=20 et Spes (the world). The class will be = held on=20 Tuesdays=20 beginning March = 2nd, 9th,=20 16th, 23rd, and 30th at = Montgomery=20 Catholic Preparatory School. Cost is only = $20.=20 Register online at http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=3D1103059272844&s=3D-1= &e=3D001bund3s7icuJ6Q6EFJQoCvLuWSACicix4RsM5bmpeGf2ny4yPHL9SPK2MFUW66= CFyNuS5sjU8VfRt-GHEHhyzyHaG1ZrQ0tZbbZoHYJRKGmtNib-IqS4u9A=3D=3D=20 or by contacting Tom=20 Riello at PortierInstitute@gmail.com = or by=20 calling = 334-221-4575.

Share the Word Bible=20 Study=20 8:45am=20 every Tuesday morning

in the Parish Office Conference=20 = Room

Black and = Indian=20 Missions

This = Sunday, our=20 parish will take up the annual Collection = for Black=20 and Indian Missions. Your financial = contribution=20 helps to support Catholic communities on = reservations,=20 in rural areas and inner = cities. Your donation=20 funds evangelization programs to strengthen the = faith,=20 continue the legacy and share the mission with = Children=20 and adults here in the United States. For = more=20 information, go to http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=3D1103059272844&s=3D-1= &e=3D001bund3s7icuLpoJ-SdWWQSVtdraOTsNH1A1jGDWIfdwDDfDaQwDRPqe7qg9VyI= NEUlqDQjIJLYzYj-tLPRbkgS5dd0aLr1vBDLo9TWUBWzNmSOLPhFUjycw=3D=3D.

Men's = Day of=20 = Reflection

A=20 Men's Day of = Reflection
With
Mr.=20 David O'Brien
Archdiocese of Mobile =
Office of=20 Religious Education

Our Lady of Guadalupe = Catholic=20 Church
Wetumpka, = AL

Saturday, February 20, = 2010
8:30am to=20 2:30pm

"Being a = Catholic=20 Male in Today's Secular Society"
=B7 The = role of=20 men in the Church and the everyday =
challenges we=20 face
=B7 The power of the Sacraments and = the Gift=20 of Grace
=B7 Tools for a Spiritual=20 warrior

For reservations call the = parish=20 office at 567-0047
or RJ Arceneaux at=20 285-9553.
Lunch and snacks will be=20 provided.
Deadline to=20 sign up is Thursday, Feb=20 = 18.

JEWISH = FOOD=20 = FESTIVAL

Temple=20 Beth Or=20

Sunday, February 21, = 2010
9:00am=20 to 3:00pm
Dine In or Carry Out
2246 Narrow = Lane=20 = Road
262-3314

Freethrow = Competition=20 Winners

Knights of Columbus Council = 12150=20 congratulates the following winners of the = council's=20 annual freethrow competition. Best of luck to = them as=20 they proceed on to the district championships on = 1 PM, February 21, 2010 = at=20 Montgomery Catholic High.

Mitch Dedek
James = Sadie=20
Brett Foxworth
John Thomas Watts =
Carolyn=20 Woodling
Elizabeth Perkins
Madison=20 = Bednarz

St. = Paula's=20 Pals

Widows and Widowers are invited to = join us=20 for lunch at the Red Lobster Restaurant on = Monday, February = 22 at=20 = 11:30am.

Annual = Men's=20 Retreat: =20 =

Found-Forgiven-Fortified<= BR>

February 19-21 = at Blessed=20 Trinity Shrine Retreat, Ft. Mitchell = Alabama. =20 Jesus is the Father's missionary who is sent to = find=20 us. Once we are found, he forgives and = heals=20 us. The he fortifies us with the Spirit = for life=20 and mission. Each Lent we are invited to = re-enter=20 into the same saving cycle. = Jesus =20 continues to be the Father's missionary to = us. We=20 continue to be found, forgiven and fortified so = that=20 Jesus may accompany us into the challenging = mission that=20 we face every day. Let Jesus find us and = show us=20 his way for this Lenten walk with him. For = registration, call (334)=20 = 855-4474.

Highest Call=20
2010 Catholic Men's=20 Conference

Our Next annual = conference is=20 scheduled for Saturday, February=20 27, 2010. You want to join = us for=20 a day of faith and reflection at the Cathedral of St. Paul in = Birmingham,=20 AL. The program is from 8 AM to 12 = PM and=20 includes speakers, opportunities for Eucharistic = Adoration, Reconciliation and will close = with Mass=20 celebrated by Bishop Robert Baker. You may = find=20 more information or register on line at http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=3D1103059272844&s=3D-1= &e=3D001bund3s7icuLj7TS0FrPZJza5dA8NIdCtfDSgyjKK9g1Om0NCaTwnKeJ6SfLgi= PXr_wAqx0BRBIHo2Kr21ODBqVshVYBSCVMDpffufVO8BKI=3D. =20 Donations are $25 for men, $10 for young men=20 = 12-18.

A Lenten Morning of=20 Recollection
Christ Be Our=20 Light

Saturday, March 6, 2010 at Holy=20 Spirit
Beginning at=20 8:00am

Join us for = Adoration,=20 Benediction & 9:00am Mass, with =20 Breakfast in the parish hall following. = Our=20 speakers are Rev. Linn Harbour, Chaplain = at=20 Maxwell Air Force Base Chapel, and Rev. Michael = Sreboth,=20 Pastor of Our Lady Queen of Mercy Church. = Call=20 Mary Stojak, 279-6998 to let her know you are = coming=20 (head count for breakfast). Sponsored by:=20 the = Montgomery=20 Deanery Respect Life=20 Committee.

Annual = Lenten=20 Pilgrimage - = B'Ham

The Annual Lenten = Pilgrimage=20 to the Shrine of the Most Blessed Sacrament in=20 Hanceville, AL and the EWTN studios in = Irondale,=20 sponsored by the Serra Club of Montgomery, = is=20 scheduled for March=20 10, 2010. We will leave by = chartered bus from St.=20 Bede's back parking lot at 6:30 AM and return at = 9:30=20 PM. The cost is $48 and = includes=20 lunch and dinner. Deadline for = reservations is=20 March 3rd. Sorry, refunds cannot be made = after=20 March 3rd. Please make checks payable to "Serra = Club=20 of Montgomery" and mail to: Beth = Russo, 409=20 Apache Ct., Montgomery, AL 36117 or call=20 = 244-7866.

Knight's of=20 Columbus - Dance/Fund=20 Raiser

The Knights of Columbus Council 12150 = from Holy=20 Spirit is having a Dance with a Draw Down to the = Grand=20 Prize of $5,000. Second Prize is $1,000 and = Third Prize=20 is $500. There will be other prizes awarded = throughout=20 the evening. You need not be present to=20 win

The event is being held to = raise money=20 to help Archbishop Thomas Rodi purchase an = Ultrasound=20 for a Pro Life Center in=20 = Alabama.

When:       &nbs= p;    13 March=20 = 2010
Where:       &= nbsp;  =20 Montgomery Catholic Preparatory School-Dolly = Barranco=20 = Center
What:         &nbs= p;  =20 Heavy hors devours for=20 = two
           =              = Wine, Beer, Tea and Soft=20 = Drinks
          &nb= sp;           &nbs= p;=20 Dancing to Music by "The Montgomery=20 = Recreators"
         &nbs= p;            = ; =20 One Raffle=20 = Ticket
Attire:         &n= bsp;  =20 Shirt and=20 = Tie
Cost:          &= nbsp;   =20 $100

Only 250 tickets will be sold = so=20 chances of winning are very good.
Knights = will be=20 available after masses to sell=20 = tickets.

Mystery Dinner=20 Theater=20

Sponsored by Be a Friend = Ministry, is=20 returning to Holy Spirit for one performance of = "Murder=20 at the Art Gallery" on March=20 27th. If you are = interested in=20 performing in this production or would like to = volunteer=20 to help with sound, set-up, clean up, or any of = the=20 other jobs to make this a = successful performance,=20 sign-up in the Gallery or call Kevin Kornosky. = The=20 beautiful artwork of our very own Lois Miller = will=20 be displayed and available to=20 purchase.

ALL proceeds from this = production=20 will go to American Cancer Society (Relay = for=20 Life).

Feast of = Divine=20 Mercy
April 11th, = 2:00pm
St.=20 Peter's Catholic Church

The Sunday after Easter will be = Exposition of=20 the Blessed Sacrament and confessions, the = singing=20 of the Chaplet, and Benediction. (Plenary = Indulgence=20 under normal conditions). Refreshments = will follow=20 in the hall. Info: Elaine=20 Beyerle, 281-4588 or Corinne Cau,=20 = 281-5380.

HOLY = SPIRIT OPEN=20 - Save the Date

3D"Chappy's

APRIL 24,=20 2010
GOLF - TENNIS
DINNER -=20 DANCING

ALL DAY - ALL = NIGHT=20

REGISTER NOW
SPACE = IS=20 LIMITED
CLICK HERE = FOR=20 DETAILS

Call Tom=20 Gietl for information -=20 = 396-0925

Look=20 What's New in the Library

Elizabeth M Ince = relates in=20 St. Thomas More of = London, a biography of the life = of St.=20 Thomas More the Chancellor of England. St. = Thomas=20 was a lawyer who served King Henry VII but who = resigned=20 when King Henry defied Rome and set himself = as head=20 of the Church of=20 = England. =20 = (Junior)

Pro-Life Rosary=20
at Beacon=20 Clinic on Monticello=20 Court

Join us = praying=20 the rosary every Tuesday & Wednesdays 8:45am = -=20 10:45am; & Thursday 11:00am -=20 2pm.

Forty Days for=20 Life

Forty = Days for=20 Life is based on the Biblical history of 40 day = periods=20 to transform peoples, communities and the entire = world. 40 days for life is a focused = pro-life=20 campaign with a vision to access God's power = through=20 prayer, fasting, and peaceful vigil to end = abortion in=20 America with the purpose of repentance. =20 Forty Days for = Life begins=20 on Ash Wednesday and goes = until=20 Easter. It is desired that you pray at=20 an abortion clinic. If you can = not do=20 this, you are encouraged to pray at home or in=20 = church.

Pro-Life=20 Ribbions=20

The Knights of Columbus = are=20 offering this colorful magnetic pro-life = ribbons=20 and are available at $5 each. Proceeds are to be = used to=20 purchase an ultrasound machine for a crisis = pregnancy=20 center. Contact Rick Ragaller at rragaller@hotmail.com or = call=20 273-7969.

Sunday=20 Bulletin=20 = Deadline

If you would like to place something = in the=20 bulletin, please give it to Karen in the church = office=20 no later then Tuesday at=20 4:00pm

Know = Your=20 Faith

In keeping with our parish theme of = "Know=20 Your Faith", the Stewardship Committee has = placed a new=20 brochure holder in the Gallery. It has = many easy=20 to read topics to increase your knowledge of our = Catholic Faith. Please stop in the gallery = and=20 pick up a few brochures!

Adult=20 Singles

Holy Spirit has an = Adult Singles=20 Group that is waiting to be formed! Are = you=20 interested in joining us? Let's get = together, do=20 some fun things, make new friends! Call = Jan Sztuka=20 at 271-1298 and let's get some things=20 going!

Pastors=20 Corner

40 = DAYS of=20 LENT: 40 DAYS of PRAYER FOR=20 LIFE

Dear Holy Spirit = parishioner,

The=20 peace of Christ be with you. Some problems = loom so=20 large that we wonder if there's anything we can = do to=20 make a difference. One of the issues = that=20 looms large in our country/culture since 1973 is = REVERENCE AND RESPECT FOR HUMAN LIFE, = specifically the=20 issue of ABORTION ON DEMAND.

It is=20 now estimated that 50 million babies may have = been=20 aborted in our country since the Roe vs. Wade = decision=20 of the Supreme Court in January, 1973. = Many have=20 worked tirelessly to change the culture of death = into a=20 culture of life. Many have been=20 discouraged. Many sit on the side lines = and refuse=20 to take sides.

Our=20 Faith tells us that prayer has an effect. = Our Lord=20 told us to pray. The Scripture and church = documents=20 are filled with exhortations to pray. = I have=20 a proposal: 40 DAYS of LENT: 40 DAYS = of=20 PRAYER FOR LIFE. What I propose is = PRAYERFUL,=20 LEGAL, PEACEFUL AND ABSOLUTELY = NON-VIOLENT. If you=20 are not committed to be absolutely non-violent = in the=20 defense of human life then you cannot = participate in my=20 proposal.

There=20 are two abortion clinics here in = Montgomery. I=20 propose that we pray for the conversion of the = Doctor=20 and Director of both clinics:

    =20 (1) BEACON WOMEN'S CENTER, 1011 Monticello = = CT.
          =20 Doctor: Dr.=20 = Lett
          =20 Director: Mikell Smallwood

    =20 (2) REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH SERVICES, 811 S. = Perry=20 = St.
          =20 Doctor: Dr. Elizabeth Ann=20 = Kemp
          =20 Director: June=20 Ayer

     Come join us at = BEACON=20 WOMEN'S CENTER to pray the ROSARY for the = doctor,=20 director, clients and children that = are directly=20 affected each week at these clinics, at the = following=20 times during Lent:

TUESDAYS: 10 = A.M.

WEDNESDAYS: 11 A.M. =
THURSDAYS: 11=20 A.M.

A volunteer leader will be = there to=20 lead the rosary on each of those three days = during=20 Lent. Let us pray.

Gratefully = in=20 Christ,

Fr. Charles Troncale,=20 Pastor

Liturgical = Ministers=20 Schedule=20

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